SS 1 Government 1st Term Exam
  • 1. 1. A person who act with de-jure authority acts on ______
A) Based on the power he has in his office
B) Act on behalf of the followers because he want to lead them right
C) On behalf of others who have assigned him
D) Behalf of himself because he think he could do so
  • 2. 2. Which of the following is not a component of political culture?
A) Age
B) Beliefs
C) Societal values
D) Emotions
  • 3. 3. Which of the following is not the function of the government?
A) Provision of all the material needs of all citizens
B) Defence of territory from external attacks
C) Provision of free Education
D) Maintenance of relations with other states
  • 4. 4. Forms of power which is derived from the people and the Constitution is ______
A) Physical power
B) Executive power
C) Military power
D) Political power
  • 5. 5. The right to freedom of speech means that people are free to ______
A) Express opinions within the limits of the law
B) Participate in government
C) Disobey the government of the day
D) Express anything they like about government
  • 6. 6. A state is a special form of human association because it ______
A) Can punish law breakers
B) Has a constitution approved by the citizens
C) Has a government
D) Has a legitimate monopoly of life and death penalties over its citizens
  • 7. 7. A citizen expresses loyalty to his nation by ______
A) Singing the national anthem when required
B) Participating in sport
C) Supporting political parties
D) Lobbying for ministerial appointment
  • 8. 8. The institution through which government discharge responsibilities is known as _____
A) Pressure groups
B) Political party
C) Organs of government
D) National assembly
  • 9. 9. The following are types of Sovereignty except _____
A) Legal Sovereignty
B) Internal Sovereignty
C) Delegated Sovereignty
D) De-facto Sovereignty
  • 10. 10. Which of the following is related to government as a process of governing?
A) Implementation and adjudication of law
B) Abrogation of Fundamental Human Rights
C) Disagreement between state and local governments
D) The role of pressure groups within the state
  • 11. 11. In a democracy, political Sovereignty resides with the ______
A) Legislature
B) President
C) Military
D) Electorate
  • 12. 12. Right to rule based on norms, customs and conventions of the people is referred to as ______
A) Rational authority
B) Charismatic authority
C) Traditional authority
D) Legal authority
  • 13. 13. A political concept that is composed of the attitudes, beliefs, emotions and values of a society is called _____
A) Political party
B) Political socialization
C) Political culture
D) Political authority
  • 14. 14. The scholar who defined sovereignty as an absolute power vested in one authority was ______
A) John Austin
B) Baron Montesquieu
C) Jean Bodin
D) A.V. Dicey
  • 15. 15. Obedience to the laws of the state is a part of one's _____
A) Duties
B) Privileges
C) Requirements
D) Rights
  • 16. 16. Power can be described as the _____
A) Capacity to compel or influence others to act in a certain way
B) Ability of the he executive to encourage pressure groups to go on strike
C) Capacity of the government to encourage communities to embark on self-help projects
D) Ability of legislature to delegate its right of law-making to another body
  • 17. 17. The two components of Sovereignty are
A) The rule of law and fundamental human rights
B) Political Independence and supreme authority of the state within its territory
C) Influence and political authority
D) Political power and political authority
  • 18. 18. Government is defined as ______
A) A group of leaders that fights for the interest of their followers
B) A machinery established by the state to organise, manage its affairs and administer its function
C) A body of people employed to use power over the citizens
D) A machinery established to punish offenders
  • 19. 19. A government is legitimate if it _____
A) Is not oppressive
B) Has the mandate of the people to rule
C) Comes to power through a coup d'etat
D) Provides social services for the people
  • 20. 20. The study of government offers individual all the following except a ______
A) Basis of career opportunities
B) Knowledge on the process of government
C) Training to become a judge
D) Training on good Citizenship
  • 21. 21. Sovereignty implies all the following except _____
A) The supremacy of the political parties
B) A state of political Independence
C) The highest authority in a state
D) Unlimited power of a state to make and enforce laws
  • 22. 22. Popular Sovereignty is located in the ______
A) Military
B) Police
C) Opinion leaders
D) Electorate
  • 23. 23. Which of the following is a basic component of political culture?
A) Cultural display
B) Cultural design
C) Cognitive orientation
D) Cultural development
  • 24. 24. The Citizenship of a country may be acquired by _____
A) Naturalization
B) Nationalization
C) Decolonization
D) Neutralization
  • 25. 25. Government as an academic field of study refers to the _____
A) President and his ministers
B) Study of political institutions and processes
C) Working of the organs of government
D) Membership for f international organizations
  • 26. 26. A state performs all the following functions except ______
A) Encouraging trade with other states
B) Providing social services
C) Encouraging the struggle for power
D) Promoting the welfare of the citizens
  • 27. 27. Which of the following groups has a compulsory membership?
A) Club
B) Community
C) Society
D) State
  • 28. 28. A government which has the ability to compel its citizens to obedience is said to be exercising ______
A) Power
B) Legitimacy
C) Coercion
D) Authority
  • 29. 29. A government's supreme power to demand obedience from its citizens demonstrates the notion of _____
A) Parliamentary supremacy
B) Rule of law
C) Sovereignty
D) Separation of power
  • 30. 30. A form of government that places political power in the hands of a few people is _____
A) Authoritarianism
B) Parliamentary government
C) Oligarchy
D) Feudalism
  • 31. 31. Government as the act of governing means the ______
A) Orders of judiciary and legislature
B) Activities by which government policies are made and implemented
C) Activities of pressure groups and political parties
D) Act of vetoing bill
  • 32. 32. The legislative organ of government is the body which _____
A) Makes the law
B) Implement laws and policies
C) Interprets the law
D) Punishes the law breakers
  • 33. 33. A sovereign state is one
A) Whose government decisions are made independent of foreign interference
B) In which sovereignty is invested in the military
C) Whose citizens are free to avoid responsibilities
D) Where its citizens can speak without fear or favour
  • 34. 34. Power is transformed into authority through _____
A) Legitimacy
B) Influence
C) Inheritance
D) Force
  • 35. 35. It is not the duty or obligations of a citizen to _____
A) Check the activities of the government
B) Register for election
C) Defend the country from attacks
D) Report any criminal acts
  • 36. 36. The body that makes law and enforces same in the state is the ______
A) Government sovereignty
B) Political Sovereignty
C) Military Sovereignty
D) Legal Sovereignty
  • 37. 37. Location of a sovereignty in a state include _____
A) In a Unitary state
B) In a federal state
C) In a monarch
D) All of the above
  • 38. 38. A form of government where the best citizens rule is ______
A) Unitary
B) Aristocracy
C) Oligarchy
D) Plutocracy
  • 39. 39. A form of government where the state is ruled by the wealthy class is _______
A) Autocracy
B) Plutocracy
C) Aristocracy
D) Theocracy
  • 40. 40. The primary function of the government in a state is to _____
A) Build schools and hospitals
B) Provide transport services
C) Maintain law and order
D) Imprison criminals
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